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the spring. In the third week in May^ and just previous to the 
final horse-hoeing, a seed-barrow, cleverly prepared for the pur- 
pose, is run over the land and drops in the centre of each icide row 
the verv small quantity of half a pound per acre of white turnip- 
seed. The difl&culty, of course, is to get this very scanty seeding 
evenlv distributed ; but Mr. Lane's ingenuity is equal to this 
contrivance, and the result is so thinly scattered a plant that 
no hoeing or chopping out in any way is required. The horse- 
hoe follows and completes the operation, at one stroke giving a 
final touch to the bean-crop, and covering at the same time the 
turnip-seed. 
At the time of harvest it might be thought that the machine 
could not be safely employed : but, on the contrary, Mr. Lane 
finds that he can, without material injury to the turnip-crop 
(which is bv that time making considerable progress), use that 
invaluable implement, and thus no extra cost is incurred in 
consequence of the extra crop. The reaper cuts the beans entirely 
the same way as the drills run, the turning being accomplished 
upon the headlands, and the driving wheels running upon the 
stubble and being kept clear of the young turnips. 
It was certainly a novel experience to the Judges to find among 
the bean-straw, in the stack sides, large turnip-leaves which had 
been cut by the reaping-machine at the time of harvest ; but a 
careful examination of the roots themselves satisfied them that 
little, if any, damage^, had occurred to them from its use, and 
that a valuable and nutritious crop of turnips had by this admi- 
rable plan been added to the resources of the farm, at a minimum 
cost. 
As soon as the bean-crop is harvested, the broadshare is run 
between the rows of turnips, in order to cut the stubble and 
destrov anv weeds which may remain. The operation is now 
complete, and by November the " extra crop " is under consump- 
tion by sheep. 
We were somewhat curious in our examination of these bean- 
turnips (as Mr. Lane has christened them) at our November visit. 
We found a fine lot of lambs upon them, eating ^ lb. of rape- 
cake and ^ pint of maize a day. The crop last year was a 
verv ffood one. Some of the seed had fallen singrlv, and in 
that case the turnips were a good size ; others again 'had fallen 
in groups of two, three, four, and five : but from the ample room 
on all sides of the plants, owing to the width of the rows and the 
comparative regularity of distribution, even these " bunched " 
turnips had thrown themselves outwards and produced very fair- 
sized roots. 
Now, if it be objected to that the bean-crop must be partially 
sacrificed to the " extra crop *' by this treatment, owing to the 
